Kali - Marketing and publicity is the core of the economy. That said - it must be fair and accountable. The Trade Practices Act (TPA) deals with misleading and deceptive advertising - Section 53 specifically forbids false or misleading statements. As far as I'm concerned
www.comedy.com.au can be construed as a misleading representation suggesting "all comedy in Australia".
As for whether you think people will realise that the site is not "all Australian comedy" - an excerpt from the act might help...
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Whether conduct is "misleading or deceptive" is a question of fact and will be determined with reference to the relevant surrounding facts and circumstances. Generally the prohibition includes acts, omissions or silence ...
* the matter must be considered by reference to all people who come within that section of the public including the astute and the gullible, the intelligent and not-so-intelligent, the well-educated and the poorly-educated; |
Kali and Beckslee - I couldn't make a comprehensive list of all comedy in Australia - it would be a full-time job and it still wouldn't be comprehensive. If I did though, the difference would be that I would allow anyone to submit to the list.
If, however, I decided to make a list of gigs for the acts I represent, I would definitely use my company logo/name at the top of the page and make sure people were not mislead by the information contained in the page.
To be honest, MOSH itself probably has the best, fairest online gig guide in Australia. Not only is it accessible to all, it is self-maintaining - so gigs that have passed don't hang around (like they do on a lot of manually edited sites) and its laid out in a nice logical way (ie. by date).